Keynote speech by ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa at the 2020 ADBI Annual Conference on The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Policy Implications.
Keynote speech by ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa at the 2020 ADBI Annual Conference on The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Policy Implications.
In the town of Lekhnath in western Nepal a GeoViewer asset management system has been installed allowing the Water Users Committee to effectively manage and monitor their resources, plan maintenance and repairs, and keep track of asset performance in real-time.
Tourism is a very important aspect in Krabi, Thailand, where in the recent years has developed rapidly: their first step towards sustainability is by the use of e-boats in tours.
Water transportation is very important in lives of islanders such as for those in Batam, Indonesia - water is the main way of transporting people and goods. Using e-boats is advantageous in terms of cost efficiency and lessening pollution.
COVID-19 hit Mongolia's economy hard, especially micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. ADB's technical assistance project empowered MSMEs in the Ger Areas of Ulaanbaatar to build their businesses and make them more resilient to economic shocks.